INDIA, May 21, 2023 (press release): The World Hindu Congress 2023, Bangkok, Thailand will be held from 24th – 26th November 2023. The theme is Jayasya Aayatanam Dharmaḥ, meaning “Dharma, the Abode of Victory.” Seven parallel thematic conferences to articulate the values, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit of Hindus in all their vibrance and glory will constitute this WHC. The conferences…
FIJI, May 16, 2023 (Eurasia Review.com by Kalinga Seneviratne): In an emotionally charged “Reconciliation and Thanksgiving” service organized by Fiji’s Methodist Church—the country’s largest Christian denomination—the President of the church Reverend Ili Vunisuwai and Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka apologized to the Indo-Fijian community for the suffering and insults they have endured in Fiji’s post- independence-era, paving the way to what…
USA, April 24, 2023 (Commonwealth Magazine, by Paul Lauritzen): In April 2018, my wife of thirty-eight years died from complications of ovarian cancer. During her three-year ordeal, it seemed that every twist and turn of the disease could be predicted by a lab value or framed in terms of a statistical probability. Right up until the end. In her last…
INDIA, May 11, 2023 (Temple360): Through the Temple 360 website you have a 24/7 experience of an immersive spiritual journey and temple darshans through live camera feeds across the temples of India. There are dozens of temples featured including: The Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Temple, the Shree Swaminarayan Temple, the Somnath Temple and the Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga Temple. This site offers information…
UNITED STATES, May 3, 2023 (The Guardian by Joe Fassler):The US beef industry is creating an army of influencers and citizen activists to help amplify a message that will be key to its future success: that you shouldn’t be too worried about the growing attention around the environmental impacts of its production. In particular, it would like you not to…
MARYLAND, UNITED STATES May 1, 2023 (Press Release, Montgomery County MD): Coinciding with the celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, The Health Care Providers’ Handbook on Hindu Patients was released today marking a major initiative by Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich’s Office of Community Partnerships Asian Pacific American Advisory Group (APAAG.) The handbook provides detailed information specifically…
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, April 29, 2023 (San Francisco Chronicle): Clear skies, sunny weather and barrels of colored powder drew hundreds of people Saturday afternoon to downtown San Francisco’s fledgling East Cut neighborhood to celebrate the beginning of spring. The Holi festival, organized by neighborhood groups Ideate SF and Together SF, commemorated one of the most significant festivals in Hindu culture.…
KAUAI, HAWAII, May 2, 2023 (HPI): The editors of Hinduism Today are working on the 1,452 sacred devotional songs of Tayumanavar for a future article and book. They are seeking help from a Tamil-speaking linguist who can help them sort through difficult passages in the current English translation, done by Dr. B Natarajan decades back. The Tamil songs were written…
NEPAL, April 20, 20223 (ORF online, by Hari Bansh Jha): Recently, Nepal’s Central Bureau of Statistics released its 12th National Census in the presence of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal. It showed that Nepal’s total population in November 2021 had risen to 29.2 million from 26.4 million in 2011. Despite the rise in population, the rate of growth fell perceptibly…
CHENNAI, INDIA, April 25, 2023 (Artnet): The Idol Wing, a special unit within the Tamil Nadu police department tasked with recovering looted artifacts, has recovered 55 Hindu statues that are believed to have been looted from temples across India. The 300-year-old sacred objects are believed to date back to the 9th or 10th century C.E. They were traced by authorities…
